Pro-Celebrity Win For Schindler

MARTIN SCHINDLER was victorious in the Pro7 Pro-Celebrity event held at the Castello Arena in Dusseldorf on Saturday, which also saw Rob Cross make his first appearance as World Champion.

Berlin's Schindler was joined by German YouTube star Marcel Scorpion to compete in the popular eight-team event, broadcast live by Pro7.

Reigning champions Michael van Gerwen and Tim Wiese, the former German goalkeeper and WWE wrestler, lost out in the round-robin group phase as they defended their title in Dusseldorf.

New World Champion Cross partnered Brazilian singer Fernanda Brandao as they won through to the semi-finals, qualifying from Group A alongside Gary Anderson and German gymnast Fabian Hambüchen, a 2016 Rio Olympics gold medallist.

Peter Wright and German TV presenter Ruth Moschner qualified from Group B alongside Schindler and Scorpion, who took victory when the two pairs clashed in Saturday's final.

Former World Youth Champion Max Hopp partnered former German footballer Stefan Effenberg, 16-time World Champion Phil Taylor was joined by two-star Michelin Chef Frank Rosin and Raymond van Barneveld was teamed up with H-P Baxter, the lead singer of Scooter.

The sport's biggest names will return to the Pro7 television screens on Friday May 25, with the 2018 PDC World Series of Darts beginning with the German Darts Masters.